Social enterprise mentoring blogs

Business in the Community runs a range of programmes that match business mentors with social enterprises, including ones based in London and the East of England. This benefits both parties, by giving social enterprises access to business expertise that can help them grow and plan for the future, while business mentors gain valuable opportunities for personal development.

To mark Global Enterprise Week, 17-21 November, we spoke to some of the people, both social entrepreneurs and business mentors, who've been involved with these programmes about their experiences and motivations. Read what they told us below.

Kirstie Mackey, of Barclays UK, on how collaboration between businesses and other stakeholders can create thriving economies – and the steps the bank is undertaking to achieve this
Meet Business in the Community's...

Coinciding with today’s commitment from the Government to achieve net zero carbon by 2050, Business in the Community has launched a Net Zero Carbon Taskforce, chaired by the CEO of Drax Group’s B2B energy supply businesses, to ensure companies across the UK can play a greater role in combatting the climate crisis. Read more.

Each of the Business in the Community Digital Champions are making public commitments to ensure that their digital transformations are responsible, inclusive and sustainable, in line with the four priorities laid out in the...

Wales is a world leader in recycling, but there’s more we can do to realise the opportunities of a circular economy - and BITC Cymru is today convening over 100 Welsh businesses at its Waste to Wealth summit to plan the way ahead.
The summit will direct responsible businesses – both during the...

Katy Taylor of transport company the Go-Ahead Group discusses how the lives of its passengers can be improved by its involvement in Business in the Community's Place campaign
Meet the Place Leadership Team
What...

Sandra Kerr CBE, race equality director at Business in the Community (BITC), the Prince’s responsible business network, has been named as a Commander of the British Empire in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday honours list for services to equality and diversity. This honour is the latest mark of recognition for Sandra’s tireless commitment to addressing racial inequality in the workplace in the UK. Read more.

The funding will help older people to remain in or return to work
The grant is for the five-year Age at Work project which is raising awareness of an ageing workforce and supporting businesses to be more age inclusive.
47% of workers are likely to work past the state pension age to be able to...